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Effects of Supplemental Heat When Provided to Rodent Housing Units
Laboratory rodents are typically kept in animal housing rooms set at temperatures between 20-22ºC as recommended by the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. The rodent thermoneutral zone (TNZ) is a range of temperatures where rodents can maintain their body temperature and do not expend energy to warm or cool themselves. The…
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Investigation Of A Novel Thermal Support System To Recover Post‑Anesthetized Mice
Laboratory rodents are typically housed in rooms set at temperatures between 20-22°C, primarily to match the comfort requirements of the humans working in these rooms. These temperatures are well below the rodent thermoneutral zone of 30-32°C, temperatures at which rodents maintain their body temperature without expending extra energy to keep warm. Housing rodents in temperatures…
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Ammonia Levels in Animal Care Systems Cages in Higher Humidity Conditions
Animal Care System’s revolutionary approach to individual cage ventilation employs a unique one-pass low-velocity linear air technology which eliminates the introduction of air turbulence and high air velocity, while ensuring maximum cage air quality at a low airflow. Cage ammonia and other environmental parameters were measured in all three Animal Care Systems rack types (Optimice,…
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What is the Best Airflow and Airflow Patterns in an Individually Ventilated Cage?
THE FIRST INDIVIDUALLY VENTILATED CAGING SYSTEMS (IVC) were brought onto the laboratory animal market about 40 years ago. Those systems then and now are known as forced-air systems: using motors they force air into and out of the cage through small holes, usually smaller than the size of a small coin. This results in high…
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Optirat GenII Air Flow Pattern, Visualized by using a Smoke Test
You’ve heard about our unique patented one-pass laminar lowest airflow technology, unlike high-velocity forced turbulent air motorized systems. Now watch this revolutionary airflow technology in action.
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Optimice Blockparty In Use
Watch how you can compartmentalize and enrich your laboratory mouse cage simply by increasing cage floor area with rodent cage connecting tubes.
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Optimice Surgical Implant Feeder-Bottle Guard
Wish you had a mouse IVC cage that was designed to prevent damage to mice with head implants? Look no further than this video.
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Optimice Single-use Rodent Cage
The Optimice single-use rodent cage is fully compatible with the original Optimice IVC rack system. This step-by-step video shows you how to fool-proof this mouse rack system.
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Optimice Blockparty
Want to increase cage space without purchasing a new IVC system? Watch how to operate the Blockparty rodent cage and connecting tube for mice. Keywords: environmental enrichment, complex cage, running wheel, large capacity cage,
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Removing a Perforated Floor
Here are two implements available in every animal facility you can use to easily remove the perforated floor from an Optimice rodent cage.